" I would like to live in the same soil as my ancestors, and walk under their trees, and do what they did, and think their thoughts. " - Elizabeth Lawrence. After 4 decades in Sweet Home Chicago I moved to North Carolina where my first Irish ancestor landed in the early 1700's. I'm an artist, garden designer and grandma blogging about my life in this " Southern part of Heaven " as Chapel HIll is called.

Monday, April 23, 2012

First Tomato Emerges Unscathed

" Ok, I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille. " - Gloria Swanson.

April 10, 2012 has a big circle around it on the calendar -the emergence of my first tomato of the season. Visions of fried green tomatoes danced in my head, and the tune of Home Grown Tomatoes on my lips.

'Better Boy ' has come through a few nippy nights and time spent in an unheated garage. He now has brothers and sisters vying for my attention. A mother's work is never done and days of mid-80's and direct sun demands more watering for my containers and unexpectedly cold nights mean that I must move it to the unheated garage.

The neighbors haven't planted their tomatoes in the ground yet, waiting for that last, sure to come frost, but I just couldn't wait and so my portable tomato is way ahead of the rest .